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31 U.S.C. § 9301Chapter 93

§9301. Definitions

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§9301. Definitions

In this chapter—

(1) "person" means an individual, a trust, an estate, a partnership, and a corporation.

(2) "eligible obligation" means any security designated as acceptable in lieu of a surety bond by the Secretary of the Treasury.

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
9301 6:15(10th, last sentences).

In clause (1), the words after the semicolon are omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement.

Clause (2) is substituted for 6:15(last sentence) for consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words.


Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006—Par. (2). Pub. L. 109–351 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: " 'Government obligation' means a public debt obligation of the United States Government and an obligation whose principal and interest is unconditionally guaranteed by the Government."

Last amended: December 31, 2024

Recent related rulemaking (Federal Register)

No recent rulemaking references this section title in the Federal Register.

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